Tim Carpenter - State Senator

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Office

State Senator

State

Wisconsin

Jurisdiction

3

Serving

Currently serving

Term

2003 - Present

Born St. Francis Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; lifelong South Side resident. Graduate, Pulaski High School; BA in Political Science and History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MA in Public Policy and Public Administration, La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Milwaukee Police Department Citizen Academy, 2018. Member: Menominee Valley Partners; Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail; Sierra Club; Jackson Park Neighborhood Association; Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home Advisory Council; Wisconsin Humane Society; Friends of the Mitchell Park Domes; Human Rights Campaign; Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Recipient: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Legislator of the Year ; Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Conservation Champion ; several Wisconsin Environmental Decade Clean 16 awards; Shepherd Express Best State Legislator ; Wisconsin Public Health Association’s Champion of Public Health ; Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Award for Service to Seniors ; Wisconsin Professional Fire Fighters Legislator of the Year . Elected to Assembly 1984–2000. Elected to Senate since 2002. Leadership positions: Senate President Pro Tempore, 2013, 2011; Assembly…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

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Uncategorized votes

1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Fiscal Responsibility

1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

6/7 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 6 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

Tim Carpenter holds the office of State Senator
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Voted yes on AB 913: Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE)
roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-17source
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Voted no on SJR 116: Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).
roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-01-21source
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Sponsored: Relating to: prohibiting retail dynamic price gouging of consumer goods and providing a penalty.
sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-03-19source
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Sponsored: Relating to: the establishment of a family and medical leave insurance program; family leave to care for a family member and for the active duty of a family member; the employers that must allow an employee to take family or medical leave; allowing a local government to adopt ordinances requiring employers to provide leave benefits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. (FE)
sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-02-12source
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Sponsored: Relating to: funding for the University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation. (FE)
sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-12-12source
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Sponsored: Relating to: Veterans Benefits Education Week.
sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-12-02source
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